Electoral wardE05014925
Town ward, Gravesham
Town is one of 17 electoral wards of Gravesham Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,215 residents in 5,046 households — 6,763 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gravesham constituency; for county elections it is in the Gravesend East and Northfleet & Gravesend West divisions.
Residents, 202111,215council ward average 6,289
Households5,0462.22 residents per household
Density6,763/ km²about 1.66 km² · Gravesham 1,080
Aged 65+10.9%Gravesham: 17.2% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.2% · 813
5–96.2% · 699
10–156.1% · 688
16–193.8% · 424
20–246.1% · 684
25–3419.0% · 2,135
35–4923.4% · 2,625
50–6417.2% · 1,925
65–746.3% · 703
75–843.1% · 343
85+1.6% · 175
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van37.1% · 1,872
1 car or van45.9% · 2,318
2 cars or vans13.7% · 691
3 or more3.3% · 168
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gravesham overall: 62.2% owned, 17.4% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright15.8% · 798
With mortgage18.7% · 944
Shared ownership1.3% · 66
Social rented18.9% · 952
Private rented45.0% · 2,270
Lives rent free0.3% · 15
Type of home
Detached house4.5% · 228
Semi-detached house9.1% · 458
Terraced house24.3% · 1,225
Purpose-built flat47.1% · 2,375
Converted house8.4% · 426
Other conversion3.0% · 153
Above shop / office3.2% · 159
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 20
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014925- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Gravesend East, Northfleet & Gravesend West
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 17
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
CChalk26.2% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned2,208CColdharbour & Perry Street13.9% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned9,713DDenton8.2% aged 65+ · 54.0% owned4,779HHigham & Shorne27.1% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned6,564IIstead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown30.8% aged 65+ · 87.7% owned4,883MMeopham North27.0% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned4,350MMeopham South & Vigo22.3% aged 65+ · 90.5% owned4,449NNorthfleet & Springhead9.2% aged 65+ · 42.0% owned8,570PPainters Ash24.8% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned5,681PPelham16.6% aged 65+ · 51.5% owned5,136RRiverview Park23.1% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned5,887RRosherville10.5% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned4,307SSinglewell12.1% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned5,039WWestcourt15.2% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned7,276
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.